Director of Innovation School

At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential. We believe that every student deserves the right to dream, to discover, and to develop their unique potential and it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community. We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for underserved communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential.

The Director of Innovation School is a founding leader responsible for designing, launching, leading and scaling Rocketship's Innovation School, a first-of-its-kind lab school opening in Fall 2026 within an existing Rocketship campus. The Innovation School serves as a learning laboratory for Rocketship, providing a unique opportunity to design and pilot new instructional models that leverage fresh approaches to optimize instruction, AI-enabled learning, staffing, and school day structure while ensuring a rigorous, joyful, and equitable experience for students. These new models and the lessons learned from this program will drive future system-wide innovation.

This role encompasses two ongoing, interconnected bodies of work: design and planning, focused on translating a bold instructional vision into a coherent, executable school model; and implementation and iteration, leading high-quality execution while stewarding disciplined learning as the school grows. Over time, a third dimension of the work emerges: scaling, translating the lessons and practices developed in the Innovation School into guidance and models that can inform Rocketship's broader network. The Director operates at the intersection of instruction, talent, operations, and technology, partnering closely with cross-functional teams while leading in high ambiguity.